Portrait of Gabriele Gebauer

Rank #1559

Gabriele Gebauer

Net worth $2.7B

textile · Germany

Born
Apr 30, 1941
Age
85
Source
textile
Residence
Citizenship
Germany
Marital status
Married
Children
2
Education

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Gabriele Gebauer owns nearly 96% of Mewa, a full-service textile company, which she ran until 2014.
  • Mewa manufactures workwear and protective clothing and provides professional washing services.
  • The company clothes 1.1 million people with workwear across Europe and washes 1.2 billion cleaning fabrics annually.
  • Founded by her grandmother in 1908, today Mewa boasts 48 locations and employs about 6,000 people.
  • The company reached sales of $990 million in 2023.